In the week before an interview, short scored rounds beat long cram sessions. With CoPilot Interview, spend day 7 on a browser-demo warm-up, days 6 to 3 on one 3-question mock interview a day aimed at your weakest question type, day 2 on a full rehearsal with the real question mix, and day 1 on a light review. On the free plan, a 3-question round is about one day's 15 minutes.
CoPilot Interview is an AI interview assistant for Windows and macOS; its Mock Interview mode and the browser demo are both free. For a tool-agnostic version of this schedule, see the one-week AI interview practice plan.
Set up once, before day 1
- Install the desktop app and click “Use the free plan” (or enter your license key). The setup guide covers installation and permissions.
- Open 🎧 Mock Interview and paste the exact job description and the résumé you sent for this job. The app doesn't save these two boxes between launches, so keep both in a text file and paste them in each day.
- Set 🎯 Level to the job's level and choose your 💻 Coding Language if the loop includes coding.
- In 1. Check your audio, run ▶ Start test and Record 5 seconds to confirm your microphone works.
The 7-day plan
| When | What to do | Settings |
|---|---|---|
| 7 days out | Warm up: answer 3 to 5 questions in the browser demo from the tracks your interview covers. Note which feel weakest | /try, filtered by track |
| 6 days out | Baseline round. Write down your two lowest scores and the top fix for each | 3 questions, the real mix |
| 5 days out | Drill your weakest type | 3 questions, one type, Focus set to the weak topic |
| 4 days out | Same drill; use ↺ Retry right after each piece of feedback | 3 questions, same type and Focus |
| 3 days out | Fresh round to check the fixes hold on new questions | 3 questions, the real mix |
| 2 days out | Full rehearsal at the real level | 5 or 8 questions on a paid plan; 3 on Free |
| 1 day out | No new material. Reread your last report's Top 3 and say your two best stories aloud once | None, or one light 3-question round |
Unsure whether that's enough rounds? Read how many mock interviews to do before a real interview.
Fit the plan to your plan's minutes
| Plan | Daily time | Session length | What fits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | 15 minutes a day (resets at midnight UTC) | Up to 15 minutes | One 3-question round a day |
| Standard | Up to 100 minutes a day | 60 minutes | An 8-question rehearsal plus retries |
| Pro and Pro+ | No daily limit | 70 minutes | Several rounds a day |
| Hour packs | The hours you bought, which never expire | 60 minutes | Rehearsals on the days you need them |
The question counts carry time labels in the app: “3 · ~15 min”, “5 · ~25 min” and “8 · ~40 min”. When “⚠ 2 minutes remaining in this session” appears, click 📊 Summary so you get your report before the session ends. A mock interview uses the same minutes as any other session; the browser demo doesn't use plan minutes.
Track your progress
- Compare averages only at the same level and question count. How mock interview scores work explains what the average includes.
- Each round is saved as a Markdown file in Documents › CoPilot Interview › Sessions. Reread the reports from days 6 and 3 before your rehearsal.
- Let each report's Next round section pick the following day's question types and level.
- Stuck on the same low score? Swap in the browser demo for a day: a typed answer to a single question can show which part of the answer is missing.
If the interview is a test or an AI-led round
Online assessments, proctored tests and AI-led interviews forbid outside help, and the invitation usually says so. This plan is the right preparation for them: practice the format here during the week, then sit the real one on your own.
Frequently asked questions
Can I follow this plan on the free plan?
Yes. Every step fits in 15 minutes a day if you keep rounds to 3 questions. For the rehearsal, set the real level and the real mix; a longer 5- or 8-question rehearsal needs a paid plan or an hour pack.
What if I have less than a week?
Keep three steps: a baseline round, one drill on your weakest type with ↺ Retry, and a rehearsal at the real level two days out. Skip anything that adds new material on the last day.
Should I practice on the day of the interview?
Keep it light: say your opening answer and your two best stories out loud once. A full scored round on the day can shake your confidence more than it helps.
Do mock interviews repeat questions during the week?
Each round is written fresh for your résumé and the job. Within one session, 🎧 New round tells the AI not to repeat earlier questions; a new session starts that list over.
Practice this interview before the real one
The AI mock interview builds questions from your resume and the job description, reads them aloud and scores each spoken answer out of 10. Included on the free plan.
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